# Forgemesh Library – Sherlock Holmes Fiction Shelf

> Forgemesh Library – Sherlock Holmes Fiction Shelf is a paid API for AI agents from library.forgemesh.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Returns a ranked list of up to 8 public-domain Sherlock Holmes fiction books with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://library.forgemesh.io/holmes-sherlock-fictitious-character-fiction
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/forgemesh-library-sherlock-holmes-fiction-shelf-ec14fe13
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_h5JXIrdSYqbRGILW3hcFe

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability forgemesh-library-sherlock-holmes-fiction-shelf-ec14fe13 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you pull up the full list of public-domain Sherlock Holmes fiction books available on Forgemesh Library — I'd like to see all of them, up to 50?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you specifically need a curated, ranked list of public-domain Sherlock Holmes fiction titles with direct links to full-text retrieval. It is ideal for agents building reading lists, sourcing classical detective fiction text corpora, or linking users to free canonical Holmes works. Prefer it over general web search when you need structured, reliable metadata with pre-validated public-domain status and no licensing concerns.

## Known failure modes

- Limit parameter exceeds 50 — API may return an error or cap at 50
- Payment not processed — x402 payment required before content is returned
- Endpoint returns fewer than expected results if the shelf contains fewer than the requested limit
- Drill-down routes returned may be unavailable if individual book endpoints are down

## How this service works

Curated shelf: Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction — 8 public-domain books including The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, A Study in Scarlet. Returns a ranked list with drill-down routes for full-text retrieval. No license, no API key required.

## Output

A ranked list of up to 8 public-domain Sherlock Holmes fiction books (e.g. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Hound of the Baskervilles, A Study in Scarlet), each entry including the book title and a drill-down route that can be used to retrieve the full text. Results are ordered by historical popularity or relevance ranking.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "limit": {
   "type": "integer",
   "description": "Max books to return (default 20, max 50)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "books": [
   {
    "year": null,
    "title": "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes",
    "author": "Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930",
    "book_id": 1661,
    "subjects": [],
    "download_count": 23345
   }
  ],
  "count": 5,
  "shelf": "Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character) -- Fiction",
  "coverage": {
   "target": 860,
   "indexed": 860
  },
  "drill_down": [
   "/book-metadata",
   "/book-chapter",
   "/book-quotes",
   "/literature-search"
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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